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Cirstea credits Johansson for late career revival

Cirstea credits Johansson for late career revival

Sorana Cirstea reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open for the first time with victory over Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Monday as she continued her unexpected late career revival.

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Rybakina marches on in Miami, Pegula progresses

Rybakina marches on in Miami, Pegula progresses

Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 11 matches as she booked her place in the Miami Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Belgium's Elise Mertens on Monday.

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Seven dead, nearly 50 missing in Ecuador landslide

Seven dead, nearly 50 missing in Ecuador landslide

Rescuers searched Monday for nearly 50 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador.

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Tsitsipas wins after long wait in Miami, Halys rise continues

Tsitsipas wins after long wait in Miami, Halys rise continues

World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas finally got his Miami Open campaign under way on Monday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin on Monday while Argentine Francisco Cerendulo upset fifth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime.

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Huddled in giant refrigerator, nine lives saved from US tornado

Huddled in giant refrigerator, nine lives saved from US tornado

As the thunder roared outside and the lights inside Chuck's Dairy Bar began to blink, owner Tracy Harden realized the tornado conditions forecasted for her small Mississippi town Friday night were far more severe than she realized.

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Plaintiff says Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash changed his 'essence'

Plaintiff says Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash changed his 'essence'

The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over what he claims was a hit-and-run ski accident on a posh US slope said Monday the accident had changed his "essence".

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Shooter kills 6 at Nashville school in targeted attack

Shooter kills 6 at Nashville school in targeted attack

A heavily-armed former student killed three young children and three staff in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack at a private elementary school in Nashville on Monday, before being shot dead by police.

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Rwanda opponent arrives in Qatar after release from jail: diplomats

Rwanda opponent arrives in Qatar after release from jail: diplomats

Rwanda opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired a Hollywood movie on the country's genocide, arrived in Qatar on Monday, three days after being released from prison, diplomats said.

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Nearly 50 missing, 7 dead in Ecuador landslide

Nearly 50 missing, 7 dead in Ecuador landslide

Rescuers and neighbors were on Monday searching for nearly 50 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rainfall killed at least seven in Ecuador's south.

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Crypto giant Binance hit with US charges for breaking trade rules

Crypto giant Binance hit with US charges for breaking trade rules

A top US markets regulator on Monday charged cryptocurrency giant Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao with multiple violations, in another move by Washington against the once high-flying sector.

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